AZORES UNDERSEA VOLCANOES

Useful Links:

http://www.deepoceanexpeditions.com/Natures_Wonderland_Log.pdf
an account of a previous Deep Ocean Expeditions hydrothermal vent expedition

http://www.divediscover.whoi.edu/hottopics/names.html
general information about hydrothermal vents

http://beaufix.ipgp.jussieu.fr/rech/lgm/MOMAR/Data/DesRBb.jpg
bathymetric chart of the Rainbow Vent Field

http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/full/206/14/2297/-a
an interesting article that shatters enduring myths about the heat
tolerance of vent animals.

http://www.drtacores.pt
official tourist site for the Azores Islands

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azores
comprehensive online encyclopedia entry on the Azores

azores.pdf ( 304Kb)